Zhu Ying's order to arrest Shanxi merchants for interrogation will naturally be counterattacked by the Shanxi merchants.

But in the realm of the capital, the forces organized by Shanxi merchants had no chance of taking action and were suppressed directly.

Then the next best thing is to deploy outside the capital.

It is nonsense to say how many manpower a business gang organization needs. All actions can only be carried out in secret.

For them, the only way to effectively attack the current Taisun is to support the rebel forces and to use their reputation and justice to influence him.

This is also their only advantage.

Therefore, he secretly continued to spread rumors that Taisun was a tyrant. He did not care about the life and death of the people and allowed his subordinates to arrest, ransack and imprison him.

If things continue like this, the people will be in dire straits, the country will be exhausted, and everyone will be in danger.

No one knows whether this row of sittings will happen to them tomorrow.

Especially local forces are vaguely competing with the government.

After all, Shanxi merchants have laid a huge road. The merchants in this province can be said to be spread all over China and abroad. They are also extremely united and have good relations with many forces.

Some of those who were implicated naturally returned to their clans to seek refuge.

According to the current Ming Dynasty, laws do not enter the countryside.

The so-called state-owned laws and family rules are the most realistic portrayal.

In other words, in the countryside, the family laws set by the clan elders and patriarchs must be above the law.

It sounds a bit unbelievable, but that's how the world is.

The government followed the law and searched for him, but the villagers led by the clan elders forcefully stopped him.

Some powerful villages don't have the slightest fear of the government. They usually just keep their noses in the water, but now they have no evidence to arrest people, and they don't bring any face at all.

Besides, strong villages usually have clan members who serve as officials in the capital or other places.

Even if you force your way in today and find trouble later, don't be rude.

For this reason, Shanxi merchants began to spread rumors about Taisun's cruelty and bloodthirsty among the middle and lower classes, ruining his reputation.

Including doubts about the authenticity of the grandson's identity.

As the spread became wider and wider and the effect became better and better, this wave of land acquisitions broke out.

This will have a devastating blow to the actions of Shanxi merchants.

In less than half a day, His Highness Taisun's reputation for benevolence and righteousness will spread throughout the capital, and then rapidly expand to the outside.

In the Ming Dynasty Palace.

"Dasun, your move is good. A few days ago, we were planning to let the Jin Yiwei take action. Anyone who spreads rumors and slanders will be executed. Now it seems that it is unnecessary."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

As for the current situation in Ming Dynasty, after experiencing three major cases and the recent rumor case, it has affected a wide range of people.

Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to go to war unless necessary.

It's just because the eldest grandson is involved, that's why he took such action.

"Grandpa, now that the compensation has been distributed in full, the houses on both sides of Zhengyang Avenue will be demolished within three days, and then Zhengyang Avenue will be paved."

"These are all in the plan. My grandson has good news to tell grandpa."

Zhu Ying pretended to be mysterious and said.

"What good news is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help asking.

He knew that his eldest grandson was extremely capable, so if it was good news, it must be very good news.

Zhu Ying did not hesitate and continued: "My grandson bought many craftsmen from Obaro some time ago. Grandpa still has an impression."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Of course they do. Why, is it possible that they have something unique?"

Zhu Ying praised: "Grandpa is really amazing, that's true."

"In the Oparo countries, most of their buildings are stone houses, which are not like our Ming Dynasty wooden houses. Therefore, they have spent many years studying the use of stone."

"When laying the ground on Zhengyang Avenue this time, my grandson has been thinking about whether there is any material that can replace the bluestone bricks. This Zhengyang Avenue is my Ming Dynasty's face, so naturally I can't be careless."

"Oubaluo craftsmen, together with my Daming craftsmen, developed a new material. Because it is mainly made of stone and water, it looks like mud before use. My grandson calls it cement."

"This cement is laid on the rammed ground and is extremely strong. Even if a carriage weighing thousands of kilograms is rolled back and forth on the moon, there will be no movement at all. If a hammer is hit hard, there will be only a small gap, and then it can be filled up again with cement.

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"In this way, my grandson decided to use this cement to repair Zhengyang Avenue."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask: "Is it really so useful?"

Zhu Ying affirmed; "My grandson has gone to inspect it and it is indeed so useful."

After Zhu Yuanzhang received the affirmative answer, he did not show any overly surprised expression, but fell into deep thought.

Naturally, he did not have the slightest doubt about Da Sun's words. At this moment, he was thinking about another possibility.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "How much does this cement cost? Can you estimate it?"

Zhu Ying replied, "I don't have a good guess. The main source of cement is a special kind of gray stone. This kind of stone will have a violent reaction when it encounters water."

"It is then refined and calcined at high temperature, and then produced by mixing sand and gravel."

The refining of pebbles described by Zhu Ying is actually coke.

To calcine limestone at high temperatures, coal alone is not enough; bituminous coal must be used for high-temperature coking.

There is also the cooperation of blast furnaces.

The so-called indigenous blast furnace has actually been used as early as the Song Dynasty. The shape of the iron-making shaft furnace is very close to the blast furnace in the early generations, and the appearance is not much different.

With coke to heat it up, it's not much different from a blast furnace.

Of course, there is no need for Zhu Ying to explain these specific things to the old man in too much detail.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly got up and paced back and forth in the palace, obviously deep in thought.

Zhu Ying waited quietly without disturbing.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked again: "How long can the road paved by this method last?"

Zhu Ying made some calculations in his mind and said, "There is currently no specific service life, but according to current estimates, it can take as little as three years, or even about five years, and there will basically not be much damage."

"Even if there is damage, it is not difficult to repair it."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded heavily: "Okay!!!"

Then he said: "Dasun, you said that if we want to build a cement tunnel from the capital to Peiping, it can be done."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying's pupils trembled.

In fact, he came to the old man for discussion this time because he wanted to make things clear.

Ming Dynasty has a better material than the current cement, which is Sanhe soil.

After Sanhe soil is formed, it is extremely hard. It can not only withstand huge pressure, but also prevent Feng Shui erosion and last for a long time.

However, the production cost of Sanhe soil is not low, and the process is long and extremely troublesome.

At present, the main use of Ming Sanhe soil is in city defense.

Like the Nanjing City Wall, even if the artillery bombards it back and forth for two days, at most it will lose a layer of skin.

In addition to city defense, coffins and coffins are also used.

For example, the gaps in Zhu Ying's coffin were filled and covered with the best Sanhe soil.

In some films and TV shows of later generations, in the area of ​​tomb robbing, some large tombs have coffins that open with just a push. This is all nonsense.

The seven or eight tomb robbers, without tools such as big hammers, could only look at the coffin and sigh.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to use expensive Sanhe soil even in official circles.

The current official roads of the Ming Dynasty can also be called post roads.

A standard post road is about one foot wide, and the road surface is paved with similar stone slabs.

The gaps between the stone slabs are not filled with clay, which results in them becoming pitted over time, and making a pinging sound when wheels run over them.

On both sides of this post road, there are paths about two feet each, usually paved with pebbles and sand.

The roads on the left and right sides are several inches shorter than the post road in the center.

This is also the legal road that traveling people and merchants can take.

If ordinary people occupy the stone road while officials are traveling, it is illegal. Depending on the situation, they will be punished to varying degrees.

Those who do something as serious as delaying a military plane will be directly executed or even killed on the spot.

Naturally, if no one notices it, the people will still walk up, which is much easier.

However, when walking on the official road, it is inevitable to be frightened and trembling, and at the same time, listen to the shouts with ears open, and look back at any time to prepare to avoid.

"Grandpa, it's feasible." Zhu Ying affirmed.
To be continued...